WRD encourages WRD majors and minors to conduct research at UK.
To help facilitate undergraduate research, WRD will offer up to $1,000 as support.
We encourage work in areas related to writing, rhetorical studies, or digital research. Such work might include:
STEMCats, sponsored by HHMI, is designed to help students succeed at UK. The program prepares students both academically and socially through participation in FastTrack or FOCUS, research opportunities, and special seminar courses. Students participating in STEMCats will build confidence, enthusiasm, satisfaction and a sense of belonging to UK, and experience a smoother transition to college coursework. This leads to improved performance and higher academic achievement.
Learn more at: stemcats.as.uky.edu
Descendants of both families formally agreed to an end to the infamous feuding of the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky on a national morning news program in 2003.
Through the original words of Professor Frank X. Walker and historical images and video of students, staff, faculty and alumni, this piece celebrates 150 years of teaching, research and service at the University of Kentucky and challenges all of us to look towards the future. Watch as Walker performs "Seedtime in the Commonwealth."
Originally created by UK Public Relations: youtu.be/STJCYMEJnuI
Photos courtesy of UK Special Collections.
Jeremy Van Cleve joined the Department of Biology in the Spring 2015 semester. As one of the newest additions to UK's faculty, Van Cleve had lots of info to share concering his research, his hopes for his future at UK, and how he's getting along in the city of Lexington.
This podcast was produced by David Cole.
Our latest Office Hours episode brings you a new host along with a hot topic -- Cuba! In this episode, Sarah Shuetze interviews Peter Berres, former Assistant Dean in the College of Health Sciences and professor of Political Science, and Stan Brunn, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Geography.
This is the 6th Annual GARC Symposium and Art Showcase. Graduates students with research and/or artistic interests in Appalachia are encouraged to submit proposals via the website. This is an opportunity for students to present their work on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the W. T. Young Library, Room B108-C on UK's Campus. This event is planned by members of GARC (Graduate Appalachian Research Community), with support from the UK Appalachian Center. The times listed above are tentative for the event, and this page will be updated continually. Please, see the GARC page on this website for more information, the Call for Participation, and to submit your proposal: https://appalachiancenter.as.uky.edu/graduate-appalachian-research-community. The deadline for porposals is February 15, 2015.
The UK Appalachian Center is proud to host a SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) Meeting with our 2014 Summer Mini-Grant Recipients. Dr. Robin Vanderpool is a faculty memeber in the Department of Health Behavior. Dr. Kang Namkoong is faculty in the Department of Community Leadership and Development in the College of Ag. Michelle Justus Talbott is a graduate student here at the University of Kentucky. All of the applicants have research interests and focus in Appalachia. This meeting will be held from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the UK Appalachian Center on Thrusday, April 2, 2015.
The UK Appalachian Center is hosting a SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) Meeting from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2015. Two of five 2014 Brown Award recipients, Lindsay Shade and Kathryn Engle will be presenting on their research. Each presenter has research interests in Appalachia and are graduate students at the University of Kentucky.
